Every year, United Dance Merchants America brings its annual Dance Resource & Costume Show to four cities throughout the country. This year the event opens in Long Beach CA on September 29, before heading to Atlanta GA, Chicago IL and Seacaucus NJ.
The all-new Dance Teacher Web.com offers more inspiration, ideas and help for dance teachers and studio owners. The top three new features are upgraded HD video players that you can play on full screen without stopping, new business tools that include forms, sample ads and teleseminars by industry professionals, and an advanced search option that helps you find what you need fast.
Costume Gallery would like to incorporate her name into the design of the 2013 Dancing Toward a Cure tee. Share your story to help Costume Gallery honor and support dance educators diagnosed with breast cancer. All submissions must be received by Wednesday, February 15.
SYTYCD favorite Alex Wong will appear in the pilot episode of Smash, airing on NBC this Monday and Ellenore Scott, Season 6 finalist has confirmed on Twitter that she too will appear in this season!
Ever dreamt of having your work shown in New York? Well here’s your chance. Applications are open for the Young Choreographer's Festival until February 15th. Apply now!
The Film Society of Lincoln Center, NY is hosting the 40th edition of the Dance on Camera Festival, presented in partnership with Dance Films Association, this weekend. The festival includes world premieres, in-person appearances, free events, a student film competition, and dozens of great films about dance.
The exhilarating new 3D film, PINA, by German master Wim Wenders has already won several awards and has now been nominated for an Oscar for Best Documentary. PINA captures the brilliantly inventive dance world of legendary choreographer Pina Bausch.
Over the weekend American Ballet Theatre held open auditions for the ABT Studio Company in Long Beach, CA and will resume auditions on Saturday, March 3, in New York City. To audition for the ABT Studio Company, dancers must be between the ages of 16-19 years old and have reached an advanced level of ballet training. Space is extremely limited.
Metro Detroit's Eisenhower Dance Ensemble will present an evening of inventive works and a new premiere at their annual celebration of dance, NewDANCEfest X, on Saturday, February 11 at the Berman Center for the Performing Arts in West Bloomfield.
Dance Informa spoke with Mary Murphy at the So You Think You Can Dance Season 9 auditions in Atlanta - the first stop on the new audition tour. Would she have auditioned for the show back in her prime? What's her favorite dance style to judge? Has she seen any great talent so far this new season?
Stagestep’s 2012-2013 Flooring Guide for the Performing Arts is now available in print and online. This comprehensive catalog features the company’s full line of specialty flooring, floating wood subfloors, installation products, finishes and maintenance systems, including Stagestep’s exclusives – Super Timestep, Springstep IV, ReUseIt and Slip NoMor. The guide includes size, specifications, colors and pricing.
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On Monday, February 20 at 9:00 pm, WXEL Public Television of West Palm Beach will present Steven Caras: See Them Dance, the enormously popular documentary that takes a look at the life of the world famous dance photographer. With New York City Ballet in its golden age as the setting, the documentary by Emmy Award-winning film-maker, Deborah Novak, charts the life story of Caras, who became NYCB’s youngest male dancer.
Nigel Lythgoe speaks with Dance Informa about the new season of So You Think You Can Dance. He talks about the new format for the show, celebrity judges, his favorite dance styles and whether or not he would have auditioned for SYTYCD back in his prime.
Dance Informa spoke with Cat Deeley at the first round of auditions for So You Think You Can Dance in Atlanta. She revealed what the judges are looking for this season and how the elimination of the Results Show will affect the SYTYCD format.
Drawing inspiration from the ancient, communal art of folk dance, critically-acclaimed contemporary dance company Staibdance presents Name Day, a new work premiering at Georgia’s Emory University’s Schwartz Center Dance Studio, February 2-4. The evening promises a highly physical, theatrical and emotional voyage through time and geography.
Three distinct artistic voices in Chicago’s independent dance scene will team up for Receiver from March 8-10 at The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago. The Space/Movement Project (a dancemaking collaborative), Rachel Damon's Synapse Arts and Erica Mott will each premiere a new work, all exploring theatricality in contemporary dance.
Dance Informa was at the opening day of auditions for SYTYCD Season 9 in Atlanta, USA today. Held at the historic Fox Theatre, hundreds of dancers braced the bitter cold for a chance to be named “America’s Favourite Dancer”. Some hopefuls shared that they had waited since 6pm the night before to secure a place at the front of the line!
Dance Informa was at the opening day of auditions for SYTYCD Season 9, in Atlanta Georgia today. Held at the historic Fox Theatre, hundreds of dancers braced the bitter cold for a chance to be named “America’s Favorite Dancer”. Some hopefuls shared that they had waited since 6pm the night before to secure a place at the front of the line!
2012 marks the return of the groundbreaking Dance Theatre of Harlem Company with new dancers and a repertoire of exciting new commissions and DTH favorites. Online auditions are currently open and in-person auditions start January 14 in San Francisco.
Sparking outrage across Twitter, Nigel Lythgoe has tweeted “FOX have cancelled the results show so I will have to change the format of SYTYCD”. Nigel has warned viewers about the Season Nine changes ahead of the beginning of auditions this weekend in Atlanta. But how will they run the season without a results show?
Broadway Dance Center has announced the launch of 'Parsons Dance in Residence' at BDC. Broadway's famous studio will be offering regularly-scheduled classes based on David Parsons' dance vocabulary and movement technique, taught by company members as well as David Parsons himself.
Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago is holding auditions for its 50th Anniversary Season. Auditions are being held on January 8 in New York City, and on March 18 in Chicago. Male and female dancers for the main company must be at least 22 years old and all dancers must have strong ballet and jazz technique.
Stagestep, a leading innovator of dance floor systems for more than 40 years, has announced that its annual remnant floor sale is available for the first time online. Save up to 50% on Bravo, Rave, Super Timestep and Timestep floors through March 31, 2012. See www.stagestep.com or call 800-523-0960.
Dance enthusiasts! Fela! has come to the Ahmanson Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles! Don’t miss your chance to see this 2010 Tony Award winner for Best Choreography. Performances are running now through January 22.
Battle of the Dance has come to the Vegas Strip with shows opening last night at The Flamingo. Battle of the Dance is a spectacular combination of color, light and movement. The international cast of award-winning professional dancers combines the disciplines of traditional Latin, Flamenco, rhythmic Celtic and Tango dance.
Registration is now open for World Dance Movement Italy 2012 – the International Workshop. This revolutionary study-vacation workshop introduces dancers and educators from all continents to an International Faculty of talent, including Michèle Assaf, Bruno Collinet, Desmond Richardson, Stacey Tookey, Clarissa Mucci, Igal Perry, Jason Parsons and more. Enjoy training with dancers from over 24 countries. July 8-29, 2012.
Tune into PBS on Wednesday, December 14 at 8:00 p.m.* for the Live From Lincoln Center premiere of New York City Ballet’s holiday favorite, George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™. The live television broadcast will be hosted by School of American Ballet board member Chelsea Clinton, who danced several roles in the beloved ballet with Ballet Arkansas and the Washington Ballet.
Congratulations to the 25 exceptional students who received Beverly Miller dance scholarships! Costume Gallery distributed $13,000 to hard working dancers. This year's award process was more competitive than ever, as a record breaking 730 applications were received! Over the past 4 years Costume Gallery has awarded $45,000 to worthy students. Beverly Miller and her husband Norman, owned and operated Costume Gallery, serving the dance community for over 50 years. The scholarship was established in Beverly’s honor.
This Weekend Hubbard Street 2 and the Harris Theater for Music and Dance present Harold and the Purple Crayon: A Dance Adventure for young Chicago audiences. Choreographed by Terence Marling and Robyn Mineko Williams, the show is an interactive, contemporary performance, offering an alternative to more traditional holiday performances.
